Read original post by Evan Hutnick at DevProConnections
For anyone paying attention to the Microsoft space since September 2011, Windows Runtime (WinRT) has been a hot topic among the developer crowd as the platform for developing the next generation of Windows 8 immersive applications. The most exciting thing about WinRT is that both today's web developers and XAML developers have a place in this new environment: WinRT runs just as well when using HTML5 and JavaScript as it does when using XAML and C#. This means that, a few API changes aside, skill reuse is at a maximum. Anyone who is currently working with Silverlight or Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) should have no problem transitioning into WinRT.